what is the periodic table?

Basically it is a table of elements listed in order of their atomic numbers. It is laid out so that elements with similar chemical properties are shown in vertical columns.
The elements are shown in a table. The rows of the table are called periods and the columns are called groups.

You can get free printable periodic tables in PDF form from. You will find a periodic table with names of elements on there.
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Periodic table elements

Here is a list of elements that make up the Periodic Table

Symbol	Element	Atomic #	Symbol	Element	Atomic #
Ac	Actinium	89	Md	Mendelevium	101
Al	Aluminum	13	Hg	Mercury	80
Am	Americium	95	Mo	Molybdenum	42
Sb	Antimony	51	Ns	Neilsborium	107
Ar	Argon	18	Nd	Neodymium	60
As	Arsenic	33	Ne	Neon	10
At	Astatine	85	Np	Neptunium	93
Ba	Barium	56	Ni	Nickel	28
Bk	Berkelium	97	Nb	Niobium	41
Be	Beryllium	4	N	Nitrogen	7
Bi	Bismuth	83	No	Nobelium	102
B	Boron	5	Os	Osmium	76
Br	Bromine	35	O	Oxygen	8
Cd	Cadmium	48	Pd	Palladium	46
Ca	Calcium	20	P	Phosphorus	15
Cf	Californium	98	Pt	Platinum	78
C	Carbon	6	Pu	Plutonium	94
Ce	Cerium	58	Po	Polonium	84
Cs	Cesium	55	K	Potassium	19
Cl	Chlorine	17	Pr	Praseodymium	59
Cr	Chromium	24	Pm	Promethium	61
Co	Cobalt	27	Pa	Protactinium	91
Cu	Copper	29	Ra	Radium	88
Cm	Curium	96	Rn	Radon	86
Dy	Dysprosium	66	Re	Rhenium	75
Es	Einsteinium	99	Rh	Rhodium	45
Er	Erbium	68	Rb	Rubidium	37
Eu	Europium	63	Ru	Ruthenium	44
Fm	Fermium	100	Rf	Rutherfordium	104
F	Flourine	9	Sm	Samarium	62
Fr	Francium	87	Sc	Scandium	21
Gd	Gadolinium	64	Sg	Seaborgium	106
Ga	Gallium	31	Se	Selenium	34
Ge	Germanium	32	Si	Silicon	14
Au	Gold	79	Ag	Silver	47
Hf	Hafnium	72	Na	Sodium	11
Db	Dubnium	105	Sr	Strontium	38
Hs	Hassium	108	S	Sulfur	16
He	Helium	2	Ta	Tantalum	73
Ho	Holmium	67	Tc	Technetium	43
H	Hydrogen	1	Te	Tellurium	52
In	Indium	49	Tb	Terbium	65
I	Iodine	53	Tl	Thalium	81
Ir	Iridium	77	Th	Thorium	90
Fe	Iron	26	Tm	Thulium	69
Kr	Krypton	36	Sn	Tin	50
La	Lanthanum	57	Ti	Titanium	22
Lr	Lawrencium	103	W	Tungsten	74
Pb	Lead	82	U	Uranium	92
Li	Lithium	3	V	Vanadium	23
Lu	Lutetium	71	Xe	Xenon	54
Mg	Magnesium	12	Yb	Ytterbium	70
Mn	Manganese	25	Y	Yttrium	39
Mt	Meitnerium	109	Zn	Zinc	30
			Zr	Zirconium	40

The periodic table contains a lot of information such as the symbols of element, their atomic number and atomic mass.
The periodic table of the elements has been revised over several year as scientists have gained more information about the atomic structure of the elements.
The periodic table describes the atomic structure of all the elements that are known to man. No two elements are the same. Therefore is you are uncertain about which element you are dealing with you can look at the atomic structure of your element and compare it to the information in the table. This allows you to identify your element.
That is just 1 of many uses for the periodic table..

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